In the 1490s, Christopher Columbus must’ve felt about journeying to the Far East something like the way we feel about travelling to a black hole today. Like him, we just need to look for a short-cut! Ah! But remember Columbus’ short-cut to the Far East and how it turned out to be totally NOT a short-cut at all?! The thing about short-cuts is that you don’t actually know if something is a short-cut, until you test it! With black holes now known to be abundant in the universe – located in the centres of possibly most galaxies, the drive to learn more about them is on the increase. But, could we ever actually travel to a black hole? The short answer is: only in our imaginations at the moment – they’re not known as the ultimate corpses for nothing! faradayschools/how-science-works/science-year-7-9/travel-to-a-black-hole-2/
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:46:32 +0000